Bruce Kelly

A former middle school and high school English teacher, Bruce Kelly started at InvestmentNews in 2000 as the brokerage reporter after a two-year stint at sister publication Pensions & Investments. He writes a bi-weekly, award winning column, On Advice, and covers the independent broker-dealer industry.

Bruce Kelly
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J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH MAR 31, 2022
J.P. Morgan's remote advice offering takes shape

J.P. Morgan hired Boaz Lahovitsky from Vanguard in 2020 to oversee the call center and video conferencing program.

Will 2022 see an RIA white whale — a mega mega-deal?
NEWS RIAS MAR 30, 2022
Will 2022 see an RIA white whale — a mega mega-deal?

When will one of the 40 or so large strategic buyers of registered investment advisory firms emerge from the depths to swim with another?

Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2022
Daughter of convicted adviser pleads guilty to fraud

Vania May Bell is former chief compliance officer of Executive Compensation Planners Inc., where her father was president.

Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial
NEWS RIAS MAR 28, 2022
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial

According to the SEC, Ambassador Advisors generated at least $777,000 in fees by investing in 12b-1 share classes when other share classes were available for the same mutual fund.

Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 25, 2022
Wendy Williams demands her money from Wells Fargo, financial adviser

The talk show host is pushing back against Wells Fargo in a fight for control over her accounts.

Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 24, 2022
Jury finds ex-LPL broker liable in fraudulent sale of annuities

The Securities and Exchange Commission wins its case against Jonathan Dax Cooke for fraudulently selling variable annuities to hundreds of federal employees.

B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2022
B-Ds flubbed sales of GPB private placements: Finra

Dempsey Lord Smith and BD4RIA were negligent in 2018 when they failed to inform clients that GPB had missed a deadline for filing financial information, according to Finra.

Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 22, 2022
Morgan Stanley is wirehouse hiring winner in 2021

It was the only wirehouse to show a net increase in financial advisers last year, according to InvestmentNews data.

Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 21, 2022
Morgan Stanley sets 90-day limit on working from home

Firms have made plans to return employees and advisers to offices in the past but have scuttled those due to flare-ups of the pandemic.

Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2022
Geneos tagged with $400,000 penalty over alternatives sales

The fine and restitution to customers stem from sales of two alternative investments, the LJM Preservation & Growth Fund and private placements issued by GPB Capital Holdings.